goofyjumper 0 #1 September 10, 2007 http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070909/hl_afp/scienceneuroscience_070909173324 Very interesting. I guess there is no hope for conservatives.....----------------- I love and Miss you so much Honey! Orfun #3 ~ Darla Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
goofyjumper 0 #2 September 10, 2007 I forgot how to do the clicky.----------------- I love and Miss you so much Honey! Orfun #3 ~ Darla Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #3 September 10, 2007 Clicky For Mrs. Shreck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Butters 0 #4 September 10, 2007 Quote I guess there is no hope for conservatives..... I guess there is no hope for liberals..."That looks dangerous." Leopold Stotch Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lawrocket 3 #5 September 10, 2007 Both sides seemingly have their positives and negatives. Conservatives are likely to be loyal to a fault and find good reasons for it. Liberals will sell you out, and have no idea why they did. Conservatives try to reason through everything, though their reasoning is often faulty because it conflict with prior thoughts, and they try to sweep things under the rug that don't make sense. Liberals don't reason through anything, which is why they don't see how idiotic they can be. Conservatives tend to do what always worked, even if the same thing doesn't work anymore. Liberals don't care if it works or not, just as long as it appears they are trying, and even the blind squirrel stumbles upon acorns. Conservatives can't do any original art, but turn out technically exquisite "Paint by Numbers" paintings as a side hobby. Liberals accidentally fuck up a "Paint by Numbers" painting. Then they tell people they didi it on purpose and post it in a coffeehouse. A conservative thinks he sees a penis in the painting and protests. (It ain't ambiguous - it's there). The liberal then says he didn't mean to put a penis in it (which is probably correct - the whole result of the painting was unintentional). The conservative goes to the press to complaint about it. The liberal then launches a press counterattack to complain about censorship and the need for an NEA grant. The conservative accuses the liberal painter of being on drugs. The liberal painter denies it - he just really loves the smell of toluene. The conservative is then outed after a vice bust, where he is caught performing fellatio on a gay prostitute in a park restroom. The liberal painter is then outed as a gay prostitute. Both are shocked because they did not recognize each other in that setting. The conservative stands fast to his reasoning, declining he is gay and calling it a "misunderstanding." The liberal says, "I'm no Miss Understanding - I'm MISTER OUTSTANDING. But there's no way I would have accepted him as a customer had I known it was HIM." His heroism causes his fucked up artwork to go for top dollar, which he uses to fund a successful campaign for the state legislature. My wife is hotter than your wife. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Butters 0 #6 September 10, 2007 Now that is funny! A question for everyone and anyone, what does it mean to be a conservative and what does it mean to be a liberal?"That looks dangerous." Leopold Stotch Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kelpdiver 2 #7 September 10, 2007 Quote Now that is funny! A question for everyone and anyone, what does it mean to be a conservative and what does it mean to be a liberal? It's determined by these brain scans, now. Talk about rubbish science. Reagan was a Democrat at one point. Most people start with the family affiliation and many deviate later. College students tend to be liberal until they graduate and see their first full time job's pay stub. And the smarter ones realize over time that neither side is likely to meet all of their preferences. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #8 September 10, 2007 Quote Now that is funny! A question for everyone and anyone, what does it mean to be a conservative and what does it mean to be a liberal? Liberals can't learn from the past; Conservatives can't stop living it. Both are extremists. Libertarianism makes a lot more sense."There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rehmwa 2 #9 September 10, 2007 Quote Quote Now that is funny! A question for everyone and anyone, what does it mean to be a conservative and what does it mean to be a liberal? Liberals can't learn from the past; Conservatives can't stop living it. Both are extremists............. once you hit that point, all the 'open minded' extremists stopped listening to you and started crafting personal insults. but it's good of you to try. ... Driving is a one dimensional activity - a monkey can do it - being proud of your driving abilities is like being proud of being able to put on pants Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
birdshit 0 #10 September 10, 2007 Quote Quote Now that is funny! A question for everyone and anyone, what does it mean to be a conservative and what does it mean to be a liberal? Liberals can't learn from the past; Conservatives can't stop living it. Both are extremists. Libertarianism makes a lot more sense. does anybody remember when there were moderates? Way back in the day? Like 6 years ago? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rehmwa 2 #11 September 10, 2007 Quotedoes anybody remember when there were moderates? Way back in the day? Like 6 years ago? everybody is a moderate - just ask them ... Driving is a one dimensional activity - a monkey can do it - being proud of your driving abilities is like being proud of being able to put on pants Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Channman 2 #12 September 10, 2007 Quote Both sides seemingly have their positives and negatives. Conservatives are likely to be loyal to a fault and find good reasons for it. Liberals will sell you out, and have no idea why they did. Conservatives try to reason through everything, though their reasoning is often faulty because it conflict with prior thoughts, and they try to sweep things under the rug that don't make sense. Liberals don't reason through anything, which is why they don't see how idiotic they can be. Conservatives tend to do what always worked, even if the same thing doesn't work anymore. Liberals don't care if it works or not, just as long as it appears they are trying, and even the blind squirrel stumbles upon acorns. Conservatives can't do any original art, but turn out technically exquisite "Paint by Numbers" paintings as a side hobby. Liberals accidentally fuck up a "Paint by Numbers" painting. Then they tell people they didi it on purpose and post it in a coffeehouse. A conservative thinks he sees a penis in the painting and protests. (It ain't ambiguous - it's there). The liberal then says he didn't mean to put a penis in it (which is probably correct - the whole result of the painting was unintentional). The conservative goes to the press to complaint about it. The liberal then launches a press counterattack to complain about censorship and the need for an NEA grant. The conservative accuses the liberal painter of being on drugs. The liberal painter denies it - he just really loves the smell of toluene. The conservative is then outed after a vice bust, where he is caught performing fellatio on a gay prostitute in a park restroom. The liberal painter is then outed as a gay prostitute. Both are shocked because they did not recognize each other in that setting. The conservative stands fast to his reasoning, declining he is gay and calling it a "misunderstanding." The liberal says, "I'm no Miss Understanding - I'm MISTER OUTSTANDING. But there's no way I would have accepted him as a customer had I known it was HIM." His heroism causes his fucked up artwork to go for top dollar, which he uses to fund a successful campaign for the state legislature. BRAVO Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thanatos340 1 #13 September 10, 2007 QuoteA question for everyone and anyone, what does it mean to be a conservative and what does it mean to be a liberal? No clear lines there. Especially when Liberals and Conservatives are categorized as Democrats and Republicans. I am very much a Conservative (Just slightly to the right of Genghis Khan on the political Spectrum) however I would consider being a Called a republican a great insult. The religious right has waaaaay too much control of that party. I also live in the south where "Southern Democrats" are far more conservative than many Northern Republicans. The libertarian has too many radicals as well. I believe strongly in the core principals of the party but the party is in chaos and always will be as there are too many “legalize drugs” and “abolish the IRS” nutjobs controlling the party. In my mind, a Conservative is someone that believes in personal responsibility. Someone that believes that actions have consequences and that we are responsible for our own actions. Liberals come across as people that believe Someone else is usually responsible for actions and that those actions should be overlooked and or forgotten. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lawrocket 3 #14 September 10, 2007 QuoteA question for everyone and anyone, what does it mean to be a conservative and what does it mean to be a liberal? A conservative will start a war in order to bring peace. A liberal will protest the war in favor of peace, and throw molotov cocktails, rocks and perform other associated acts of violence to prove their point. My wife is hotter than your wife. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Channman 2 #15 September 10, 2007 > does anybody remember when there were moderates? Moderates??, not worth a damn....they stand in the middle with a thumb up their ass trying to to determine what it is they believe. Some people call it "Fence Sitters" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Channman 2 #16 September 10, 2007 Quote Quote A question for everyone and anyone, what does it mean to be a conservative and what does it mean to be a liberal? A conservative will start a war in order to bring peace. A liberal will protest the war in favor of peace, and throw molotov cocktails, rocks and perform other associated acts of violence to prove their point. Damn, Bro your on a roll today Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedRacer 1 #17 September 10, 2007 Hmmm, interesting. I've considered myself to be a liberal. I'm just not the pro-socialism type of liberal. (the socialist-oriented liberals seem to be the ones that conservatives complain the loudest about) I'm more of a classical/Jeffersonian liberal or something. I'm registered as a Libertarian, but I'm going to temporarily switch to Republican so I can vote for Ron Paul in the primaries. I don't know why people have tried to use the word liberal as an insult sometimes, and other times want to get Muslim nations to become MORE liberal. Holy shit, then they'd be Muslims AND Liberals Combined!!! Speed Racer -------------------------------------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedRacer 1 #18 September 10, 2007 I can picture it now: Mullahs kneeling on macrame prayer rugs, bowing towards Mecca while sipping lattes. Speed Racer -------------------------------------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Snowflake 0 #19 September 10, 2007 Quote Now that is funny! A question for everyone and anyone, what does it mean to be a conservative and what does it mean to be a liberal? It means sacrificing objectivity for knee jerk reactions It means pandering to the lowest denominator. It means disguising insults as a form of meaningful/productive dialouge. It means we're right and your wrong. We made a mistake, but your stupid. It means were gonna waste time talking about past mistakes, instead of figuring out how to fix the problem. It means letting corporate America run the country through campaign contributions and lobbyists. It means polarize, divide, and conquer That describes both sides Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Snowflake 0 #20 September 10, 2007 Quote> does anybody remember when there were moderates? Moderates??, not worth a damn....they stand in the middle with a thumb up their ass trying to to determine what it is they believe. Some people call it "Fence Sitters" Are you serious? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #21 September 10, 2007 QuoteAre you serious? In his world... after reading his posts for several years.. yes he is. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jakee 1,563 #22 September 10, 2007 QuoteConservatives try to reason through everything, though their reasoning is often faulty because it conflict with prior thoughts, and they try to sweep things under the rug that don't make sense. Liberals don't reason through anything, which is why they don't see how idiotic they can be. Well I'll be damned, the Iraq war planners were liberals! I think the words 'Liberal' and 'Conservative' are increasingly inadequate and misleading as to the actual stances of the Dems and Repubs (especially Bush's 'new' republican direction), and left and right in general. Hell, I'd go so far as to say that the only place those labels really fit is in their attitudes to public morality (read: Sex). Even then the conservatives don't really act very conservative, they're just in the closet about it.Do you want to have an ideagasm? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Channman 2 #23 September 11, 2007 QuoteQuoteAre you serious? In his world... after reading his posts for several years.. yes he is. I asked someone "Are you a moderate?" They responded positively. Try it anytime, you will be surprised. Then I quickly jumped in with "Do you support abortion on demand?" And I get a quick no. So you probe on to what the persons position on abortion is and its about as pro life as you can be. Thats no moderate. They just want everyone to like them. Call themselves moderate to avoid confrontation. And on the other side, I know people who salivate over McCain in one breath "...as the moderate that this country needs." And in the next breath parrot Moore's accusations straight from Farencrap 911 against the evil AWOL doper Bush. That is not a moderate. There are no moderates. As a political label, its a misnomer. Now you might have moderate liberals as opposed to radical liberals, but I think you will find their core positions are about the same. And someone might call themselves a moderate republican, but I bet they are a liberal. In fact, we conservatives have a serious problem, because there are allot of "moderate" republicans. Look at the Coburn vote. Apparently there are twelve conservatives in the senate. Now, many liberals were in support of the War in Iraq, so its not a particularly good issue for the detractors of this theory. Conversely, it does not contradict my assertion because there were no moderate positions on the war. And certainly the modern conservative position is to actively protect our national interest overseas. So I propose to call all moderates just plain liberals. And to combat the ridiculous compassionate conservative label. Conservatism is far more compassionate than the enslavement of liberal socialism, and it was so long before needing the compassionate moniker. If you have to call yourself moderate or compassionate, you need to get comfortable with your beliefs and positions as a conservative. Otherwise, your just another liberal. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #24 September 11, 2007 Nice words... Polly wanna cracker?????? You could have placed the CITE instead of relying on plagiarism of some other far right wing pundit. http://carlosdelfuego.blogspot.com/2005/10/illegitimacy-of-political-moderates.html I am not surprised. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Channman 2 #25 September 11, 2007 QuoteNice words... Polly wanna cracker?????? You could have placed the CITE instead of relying on plagiarism of some other far right wing pundit. http://carlosdelfuego.blogspot.com/2005/10/illegitimacy-of-political-moderates.html I am not surprised. The point still rings true however. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
